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Charles Lane retweeted
Calling all UK Botanic Gardens & Arboreta📢🇬🇧:
The Hawthorn Sampling Initiative 2026 (Apr-Sep) is open for sign-ups.
🦠🔬Help @Forest_Research, @TheTreeCouncil & @FeraScience investigate pathogens affecting hawthorn & hedgerow species!
Register here: buff.ly/CxCHRAa
I love that standard - if you’ve not consulted it you have missed out
🗣️ Words matter, especially in plant health.
The #IPPC Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms (ISPM 5) ensures countries speak the same “phytosanitary language,” building trust, preventing trade disputes, and protecting plants 🌱
Clear terms = clear action = healthy trade.
👉 bit.ly/47AID0v
#PlantHealth 🌱
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It's #GreenCareers Week!
If you've been considering a career in Forestry, we'll be bringing you advice and inspiration all week, starting with this NEW blog from Gareth, one of the first people to graduate from our Professional Forester Apprenticeship: forestrycommission.blog.gov.…
ALT Gareth and some of his apprenticeship colleagues smiling at the camera.
Do you know your trees and pests and diseases- try this quick 10 multiple choice Observatree quiz all about sweet chestnut - good luck
forms.office.com/e/7MH2ZsFzU…
@PlantNetwork @bgci @IPSN_BGCI @ArbAssociation @LTOA33
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If you're cycling in woodland this summer, cleaning your bike between visits is important to reduce the risk of tree diseases being moved from place to place on your wheels.
#TreeHealth #KeepItClean
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#PlantHealth & trade go hand in hand!🌱
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures #ISPMs stop pests, protect food, and keep trade safe. From stopping pests in wood packaging (ISPM 15) 🪵to enabling secure digital certification (ePhyto) 💻, they’re our global shield.
Learn how they’re developed & why they matter ➡️bit.ly/3HhAyF2
Charles Lane retweeted
📢 Don’t miss the upcoming #webinar with Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer🇦🇺 on the topic ‘Significant Plant Pest #Biosecurity Detections in 2024-2025’ 🐛🐞 🪲🌱
🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Bill Crowe from @DAFFgov
🗓️ Date: 21 August 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM AEST
#PlantHealth #ACPPO
Charles Lane retweeted
📢Call to Action (UK-based initiative)!
Help establish a baseline for key pests affecting Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) across UK botanic gardens🧐🌳
🔎Monitor trees at your site
📙Protocol & guide provided
✅Register your interest: forms.office.com/e/xvi0rsvfV…
#TreeHealth #UKBotanicGarden
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Deadline is approaching! 🚨
Submit your proposals for the IPSN Small Grants before the 21st of July!
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▶️Follow us on LinkedIn!
Check out new IPSN LinkedIn Page - a space to share updates, research highlights, partner activities and global plant health news🌿🌍
Stay connected with the latest developments of our network!
👉linkedin.com/company/interna…
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Ash fight back : Shoots of hope for Britain's cherished ash trees - bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4…
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We're urging increased vigilance against Ips typographus, a serious pest of spruce trees.
The dry spring following last year’s wet summer puts spruce trees at a heightened risk, creating ideal conditions for the beetle as we enter flight season:
gov.uk/government/news/vigil…
ALT Ips typographus on a piece of bark.
Calling all professional #plant growers @plantchief @PippaGreenwood @CIHort Could you take part in an online interview or workshop to share your views about #planthealth #biosscurity training? If so, contact [email protected]
Gatsby - Gatsby Plant Science Summer School gatsby.org.uk/plant-science/… - another fantastic engaged plant pathology practical extracting DNA @plantchief @celiaKconsult @Andrea_L_Harper @SaraFrancoOrteg @FeraScience #gpsss2025
Charles Lane retweeted
Ian Toth on threats to potato crops opening RSB Plant health conference @RoyalSocBio @cobwebdr #RSBPlantHealth
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This week we’re at the #RHSChelsea Flower Show, chatting to visitors about the #ColoradoBeetle - a major threat to our #potato crops and other leafy plants.
Find out about how you can help us keep the pest out of the UK for good!
gov.uk/government/news/vigil…
@The_RHS #PlantHealth
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A great day at Kew yesterday for @ActionOak @ForestProtectUK and @APHAgovuk @beplanthealthy @DefraGovUK #planthealth
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Next week we're at #RHS Chelsea, warning and informing people about the #ColoradoBeetle, a pest that can cause serious damage to #potato plants.
Find out about how to spot it, report it, and help protect the UK's food security:
aphascience.blog.gov.uk/2025…
@The_RHS #PlantHealth
ALT Close-up of a Colorado beetle on a leaf, with text stating 'Protecting the UK's potatoes from the Colorado beetle' by the Animal & Plant Health Agency.